Barricade the windows and cue the Jaws soundtrack, because one of the greatest cinematic train wrecks of all time is returning to select Valley theaters for one night only. And this time, it’s a sequel. For those who missed the July 31 television debut of Sharknado 2: The Second One…
For ages, man has tried to either fast-forward to the future or blast to the past. As it turns out, doing the time warp isn’t that hard at all. It’s just a jump to the left, a step to the right, hands on the hips with knees bent tight, and…
Nearly a year after the August 31 resignation of Scottsdale Cultural Council president and CEO, William H. Banchs, the organization has announced it has found a new candidate to take the title. Succeeding the current interim president and CEO, Richard Hayslip, effective Monday, August 11, is Neale Perl, former president…
Day of the Dead celebrations may be months away — Friday, October 31, through Sunday, November 2, to be exact — but Phoenix Public Library is already on the lookout for Valley artists to lend their creative talents to the upcoming Día de los Muertos exhibition “Heroes: La luminaria de…
You don’t need a major income to stay in touch with happenings around town. From free documentary screenings to graphic novel get-downs and community get-togethers, the Valley offers its fair share of activities — on the house. Here are are top three picks for free events in metro Phoenix this…
Prepare yourself for cuteness overload. Thanks to the Internet, we’ve seen our fair share of unusual fluffy characters, from dwarf foxes to zonkeys to the unhappy but irresistible local feline celebrity Grumpy Cat . But now it seems a new four-legged farm animal in the Valley is about to give…
Comicon may be over, but don’t let that you get you down, graphic novel geeks. This weekend local publishing group Sloth Dojo is heading to Ash Ave Comics & Books for the signing and release party of Biker Mice From Mars. Created by Valley residents, artist and co-writer Chris Ness…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. Heads up, bitches. This one’s going to sting. Whether you love her, hate her, or secretly…
The 2013-14 theater season may be over but the rounds of applause are just getting started. On Monday, July 28, the nominees for the 2013-14 AriZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence were announced at Phoenix Theatre with numerous categories ranging from the overall production of contracted and non-contracted plays to original…
What do Russian astronauts and knock-knock jokes have in common? Not much. But that’s just the sort of slapstick logic you’d expect from Arizona sketch comedy troupe, The Cosmonauts.This humorous herd comprises local pranksters Jamie Aronson Tyus, Marc Siegel, Rick Beedle, Carey Antoszewski, Jonathan Brown, Andrea Kuretzky, Yuko Maeda, David…
Rather than leave your canine confined to the couch all summer long, give him some fresh air some new furry faces at Glendale’s Fifth Annual Dog Days of Summer. At this community event, pets and their owners can meet and greet with other four-legged locals including Topaz, a crisis response…
What’s the only thing more satisfying than a good party? How about a party for a good cause? This summer, the Fundación para las Artes Latino-Americanas, better know as FALA, brings just that with its inaugural fundraising fête the FALA Gala.This evening of Latin entertainment and dinning, hosted by Carlos…
Looks like Actors Theatre’s couch-surfing days are officially over (for now, anyways). The local theater troupe, which spent its 2013-14 season bouncing around between different Valley venues, announced in a press release on Friday, July 25, that not only would it premièring four new plays during the 2014-15 season, three…
So your kids share your surname? Big deal. Some people have entire minor planets named after them, including professors Phil Christensen and Dave Williams of the ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration. The newly credited outer space insiders received their solar system namesakes from the International Astronomical Union (IAU),…
This week talk isn’t just cheap, it’s free. From discussions about diversified dwelling in the Valley to lectures on high-end looks from the ’90s and conversations on contemporary versus traditional gardening, there’s plenty of opportunities to run your mouth without running out of funds. Here are our top three picks…
Hell City? Hell yes. One of Phoenix’s most popular body art expos is returning to the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, Friday, August 15, through Sunday, August 17, for an all-inclusive weekend of ink, piercings, and perhaps a few other forms of body modification you didn’t even know were possible…
Who knew Phoenix had some many dinosaur fans? Arizona’s original dinosaur fan convention DinoCon comes to Phoenix Center for the Arts on Saturday, August 2, from 3 to 9 p.m., and sadly it’s not just these larger than life creatures that have gone extinct. Advanced tickets for the one-day convention…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. Like any person riding the existential roller coaster that is their 20s, I bounce back and…
It looks like some pretty big congrats are in order for one of Arizona’s own. On Tuesday, July 22, The National Endowment for the Arts announced that President Barack Obama would be awarding the National Medals of Arts as well as the National Humanities Medals on Monday, July 28, to…
Double trouble meets the double feature with Actors Theatre Phoenix’s Two Shots. This two-for-one theater event will offer a single evening of original plays from Ben Tyler and David Barker. In part one of this two-part theater production, The Sperm of Ten Men, Tyler tells the story of being a…
The fate of the historic WPA Civic Building in Phoenix may still be up in the air, but thanks to a last-minute meeting called by the Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board, the demolition has been once again delayed. On Tuesday, July 22, the Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board…
For those who claim corporate counterculture, buy from brick-and-mortar businesses, and do their spending stateside, we have some news for you: you may just be localist. And while showing local love has always had its benefits for the community, Local First is making sure some of the rewards return directly…
